New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-11
NOTES From HARI AID.
MORE STUDENTS THAN EVER BEFoRE-HTrLE
HAZISG AT CAMBRIDGF-FOOTBALf~

MORE STUDENTS THAN EVER BEroRE-LTrLE
HAZING AT CAMBRrDGF-FOOTBAIt~
CAMBKIDGE. Mass, oct e.-From all appearances
tie Univ orlty this year i, to assemble within IT, walls
a laI ger number Of men than have ever attended any
American educational Institution. 1t seems probable
that over 300 will join tho freshman class, and
tha there will b. over 100 first year special sudcnis
Thus the COLLEGE department Will receive about 400
real freshmen The Law school already has about
600 members the largest number recorded since the
school opened and the Medical School promises to be
much larger than ever And, taking The In reasc III
the number OF In all the departments into account
it se.ms probable that tho number OF stuiont' a.
Harvard University this ycar will number about 1000
In the first year after tho Rebellion, Eastman BuSl-
moss College at Poughkccpsio hal very nearly 1000
students at ono time. aud that college alone has
eouaIed the record that Harvard will make thi- year
Tho victories Of Yale I'm athletics have "booncd Yale
tremendous s. a. + shown by the size OF her freshman
class. But the big celebration on the 23uth ami
vcr-ary Of Haryarls founding was an equally great
adv for IIarS ard, II f. may b. regarded In
such a light. OF course, with 1000 men Harvard
hopes for gTea or work In every direction.
The rushing between 30 and 81 on Bloody Monday
Night" has caused many OF the Older udots to fear
the revival Of the old time style of class hosttio'
Away back In tho year 1875 the sophomore class
agreed to haze no more II the freshmen would promise
not to haze when they became sophomorcs. These
promises have never been broken There ha' been
no real hazlng since that time. But as soon az the
college yoar begins II Is the custom for the gayest
sophomores to send Invitations to certain rich and
socially aspiring freshmen 10 give what are called
freshman punches" ON Bloody Monday Night"
the first Monday evening OF tho college year II these
invitations arc refused the freshmen will be ostracised
and refused admission To ccra ain gay and select So
cictics. And an aspiring young freshman, who
desires ~ become socety man, rarely REFUSES to do
rs he IL asked or commanded to do TO give such
punch Is right in the llne OF his future arhoycmens
So no endeavors to got up biz punch a. possible
For tho bigger tho punch, tho better the fellow.
There arc no penalties but this social ostraci-n, II IL
amounts to that No physical injury ia ever done
freshman for a refusal. On the contrary, he Is let
severely alone and left flock by himself As for
the rushing II 1t be called fiat, no canes or i'm
PIGMENTS arc ever uso1 at Harvard. Occasionally
upsy youth tries to use his fists, but that Is
raro and IA considered beastly. A Harvard rush,
Whenever ono occurs, L. nothing but good natufed
trial Of strength pushing And within the last six
years there have been only two even oil such PUSHES
these.
Tho Harvard football team starts In this year with
good hopes. II has five Of s best men back and
hero are sixty candidates for tho six vacant places.
Harding so quacrback Holden, '55 (capain), half
back: Porter 80, haltback; Butler o5, ruSher, and
Wood 49, arc tho veterans. These are all fine players
Harding OF the best end PUSHES In tho country
and T. developing a quarterback. Holden Is ono
OF tho most brilliant runners that can be found
a football team. lie is brainy" fellow and Is full
Of devices. Under him the eleven viii play u hcady"
and solid game Butler II doing great work on the
rush line. Horn 81, Bancroft 49, Morse 80, Piper
40 Bra,IIeo %, CumnOck 81, strong candidates
for tho rush limo. 80, (o last years Wesley
team, crawford, L. s. Ia former Yale hall back),
Hunnewc 10, Sears 'o5. and Hoydcn, H. >. are good
men for half back. Probably Porter and SaAo Will
play half back, and Holden VIII be- right end rushcr
Ferry 80. and IigglnsOn 30 candidates for full
back but Iunnewcll IL better than either Tho team
IL doing exceedingly well, considering that tho men
began work only a week ago. runner Is protected
This wear a. never before. And all through tho iar
ward PLAY arc greater clcvcrness and better
science than before.